Support interactive `rdbg -A` when there are multiple sockets

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
ruby
Domain
cli

Research direction

Start at the rdbg -A entry point and inspect how multiple socket files are currently discovered and listed. Define the interaction around selecting one socket, then verify that the command lets users choose among multiple sockets while preserving the existing behavior for a single socket.

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Your proposal

Allow selecting socket files in rdbg -A when there are multiple socket files, instead of just listing them.

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